Further proof that the market wards are a festival of failure.

[Draco]

Actually, I said in large amount due to the simple and consistant systems of all other MMO's that are not represented in this one. You can go ahead and cherry pick a meaning from that if you like tho

[Kiote]

FFXI had a horrible AH system.

1. It was not an Auction House as Auction implies that you bet against people and have a starting price not a blind guess.
2. A single person could no only manipulate but outright dominate any single item at anytime
3. Price inflation and deflation was so absurd that any given item could jump from 1000 gil to 50000 gil and back in less than a week.

Auction houses have no viable features that are not already in or able to be implemented into the current system. The only remotely decent argument people can make is having things mailed to them which doesn't actually help them in any way.

[Draco]

FFXI had a horrible AH system.

1. It was not an Auction House as Auction implies that you bet against people and have a starting price not a blind guess.
2. A single person could no only manipulate but outright dominate any single item at anytime
3. Price inflation and deflation was so absurd that any given item could jump from 1000 gil to 50000 gil and back in less than a week.

Auction houses have no viable features that are not already in or able to be implemented into the current system. The only remotely decent argument people can make is having things mailed to them which doesn't actually help them in any way.

I personally dont care how they do it. As long as I can sell as many items, buy as many items, and search as many items, all by not having to run back and forth over and over to do so. If they can implement that into the retainer system and have all items you purchase automatically go into your inventory that is fine too. But the implementation of a mailbox would be very helpful not only for this system, but for making trade within servers much easier.

[normalforce]

As far as mailing items to a player is concerned I feel that would take as long or longer than just entering the ward and buying the items so the argument doesn't sway me.

I agree. Mailing items, at least on the topic of MW, is a waste of effort when the items can be placed either right in your inventory or in your loot list. Mailboxes have their place, but I have not heard a persuasive argument for using them in conjunction with the MW while other, better game mechanics exist.

[Kiote]

I agree with you on the mailbox Draco.. I can even believe they released this game without one.. Blah blah blah RMT, dont care. If i can't mail things to myself or my friend i'm not happy.

[syntaxlies]

i dont know why they dont implement an AH along with the wards. Then the players can use the one they prefer. IM sure the wards would become extinct in no time and even the players who defend would forget it ever existed.

[Kiote]

i dont know why they dont implement an AH along with the wards. Then the players can use the one they prefer. IM sure the wards would become extinct in no time and even the players who defend would forget it ever existed.

Go check out rollenberry field in FFXI..

[Draco]

Go check out rollenberry field in FFXI..

Items that sell in Rollenberry Fields and the like, are all items that are unsellable in the AH or are too expensive to put up. Rollenberry Fields is also used as an extension to the AH since SE has this crazy addiction to putting limits on everything they do. Rollenberry Fields is not used as a substitution for the AH, which is how I am taking the meaning of your post.

[syntaxlies]

My meaing is to add an AH and leave the wards alone. Let people choose where they want to list there items. If the wards have enough supporters to keep it alive so it can coexist then so be it. But i dont know why SE feels they have to make a choice between the 2 when they can have them both.

Items that sell in Rollenberry Fields and the like, are all items that are unsellable in the AH or are too expensive to put up. Rollenberry Fields is also used as an extension to the AH since SE has this crazy addiction to putting limits on everything they do. Rollenberry Fields is not used as a substitution for the AH, which is how I am taking the meaning of your post.

[Laughlyn]

I rather have 1 retainer + personal storage area (or Guild/LS Bank) & AH, rather than more retainers.
Especially if we gonna have to pay for additional retainers wich now is completely retarded. (or will be)